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package org.openrdf.query.parser;

import org.openrdf.query.QueryLanguage;

/**
 * A QueryParserFactory returns {@link QueryParser}s for a specific query
 * language.
 * 
 * @author Arjohn Kampman
 */
public interface QueryParserFactory {

	/**
	 * Returns the query language for this factory.
	 */
	public QueryLanguage getQueryLanguage();

	/**
	 * Returns a QueryParser instance. 
	 */
	public QueryParser getParser();
}
